diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr/src/builtin.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr/src/builtin.rs
index f344bdba5db..16e56c6d851 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr/src/builtin.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr/src/builtin.rs
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ where
                                         meta.span(),
                                         AttrError::UnknownMetaItem(
                                             pprust::path_to_string(&mi.path),
-                                            &["since", "note"],
+                                            &["feature", "since"],
                                         ),
                                     );
                                     continue 'outer;
diff --git a/src/test/ui/stability-attribute/stability-attribute-sanity-2.stderr b/src/test/ui/stability-attribute/stability-attribute-sanity-2.stderr
index bd7b88da158..8dbcc6c97ef 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/stability-attribute/stability-attribute-sanity-2.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/stability-attribute/stability-attribute-sanity-2.stderr
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ error[E0541]: unknown meta item 'sinse'
   --> $DIR/stability-attribute-sanity-2.rs:10:25
    |
 LL | #[stable(feature = "a", sinse = "1.0.0")]
-   |                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ expected one of `since`, `note`
+   |                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ expected one of `feature`, `since`
 
 error[E0545]: `issue` must be a non-zero numeric string or "none"
   --> $DIR/stability-attribute-sanity-2.rs:13:27
diff --git a/src/test/ui/stability-attribute/stability-attribute-sanity.stderr b/src/test/ui/stability-attribute/stability-attribute-sanity.stderr
index fcb1eefddbc..079230b2a31 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/stability-attribute/stability-attribute-sanity.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/stability-attribute/stability-attribute-sanity.stderr
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ error[E0541]: unknown meta item 'reason'
   --> $DIR/stability-attribute-sanity.rs:8:42
    |
 LL |     #[stable(feature = "a", since = "b", reason)]
-   |                                          ^^^^^^ expected one of `since`, `note`
+   |                                          ^^^^^^ expected one of `feature`, `since`
 
 error[E0539]: incorrect meta item
   --> $DIR/stability-attribute-sanity.rs:11:29